M&A Deal Summary

Hasbro Acquires eOne Music

On August 22, 2019, Hasbro acquired media company eOne Music for 3.3B GBP

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Hasbro’s 2nd transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is Hasbro’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Hasbro’s 1st transaction in Canada.
  • This is Hasbro’s 1st transaction in Ontario.
Investment Fate
  • eOne Music was divested to a consortium of buyers in 2021 for 385M USD.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2019-08-22
Target eOne Music
Sector Media
Buyer(s) Hasbro
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 3.3B GBP
Advisor(s) J.P. Morgan Securities (Financial)
Osler
Mayer Brown (Legal)

Target

eOne Music

New York City, Ontario, Canada
eOne Music is an independent record label and music management company. eOne Music was formed in 2009 and is based in New York City.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Hasbro

Pawtucket, Rhode Island, United States
Category Company
Founded 1923
Sector Consumer Products
Employees5,502
Revenue 5.0B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Hasbro office in downtown Providence, Rhode Island.
Hasbro office in downtown Providence, Rhode Island.

Hasbro is a manufacturer of various toys comprising boys? action figures, vehicles and playsets, girls? toys, electronic toys, plush products, preschool toys and infant products, electronic interactive products, creative play, and toy-related specialty products. Hasbro was founded in 1923 and is based in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 8
Sector (Media) 2 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 7 of 7
State (Ontario) 1 of 1
Country (Canada) 1 of 1
Year (2019) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-07-13 Boulder Media

Dublin, Ireland

Boulder Media Ltd. is an Irish animation company based in Dublin. It has produced many great shows for Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, BBC and Disney, including Wander Over Yonder for Disney, and Go Jetters and Danger Mouse for BBC.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-04-26 eOne Music

New York City, Ontario, Canada

eOne Music is an independent record label and music management company. eOne Music was formed in 2009 and is based in New York City.

Sell $385M
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